Holographic polymerization of liquid crystal containing photopolymerizable resins enables one-step, rapid formation of multi-phase structures that exhibit partial photonic band gaps. These holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystals (H-PDLCs) provide a versatile platform for diffractive optical elements because the structures are not limited by multi-phase equilibrium but are controlled by the interference of multiple lasers at discrete angles. Incorporation of laser dyes into H-PDLCs form 1-D and 2-D optically pumped distributed feedback lasers. Linewidths as narrow as 1.8 nm are observed with laser thresholds below 1 mJ/cm/sub 2/ in 2-D columnar structures compared to 9 nm and 25 mJ/cm/sub 2/ exhibited by 1-D H-PDLC Bragg stack lasers. In the 2-D lattices the energy of the laser action can be tuned within the gain spectrum of the lasing medium by an applied electric field.


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    Title :

    Electrically tunable, multimode 2-D organic photonic crystal lasers


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    Publication date :

    2005-01-01


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    1098049 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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